As I write this, it is the morning after election day. Half of the country is stunned by Donald Trump’s victory over Hillary Clinton to become the next President of the United States. The shock and dismay of the Clinton supporters was evident in the Clinton headquarters television shots as t…

It may surprise you to learn that the American home finance industry is now almost entirely socialized. So is our student loan business. More and more, so is the entire U.S. banking system. Is this a good thing? I think not, for the reasons outlined in the following article.

The Morristown and Morris Township Public Library is celebrating the 100th anniversary of its Willis Wing this year, a celebration that offers another opportunity to attest to the value of public libraries and to acknowledge my own, very special, public library’s place among the nation’s val…

For as long as I can remember, I’ve heard people use the phrase, “The War on Drugs." I graduated from Columbia High School in Maplewood, just after the drug era of the '60s and '70s, and the reputation of Columbia High School as “The Drug Capital of the East Coast” was still alive. People I …

The economy, terrorism, healthcare and gun violence are among the top issues of the Presidential campaign. The top headlines are about tax returns, e-mails, hand size and spousal sexploits. These last seem to dominate talk around the water cooler and in the bars.

There has never been a presidential candidate quite like Donald Trump, and certainly not one in recent years who has leaned on his “deal-making” success in his quest for the nation’s highest political office.

Once upon a time, policy, self-interest and ideology were intertwined in the politics of our government. As early as the development of our founding documents, compromise among regional, philosophical and commercial interests was accepted as standard practice. This far-from-perfect-practice …

This state budget season has seen no lack of drama coming from Trenton. The news this year revolves around the Transportation Trust Fund, the inheritance tax, the sales tax and pension contributions for state workers.

Members of the German Parliament adopted a resolution recently that formally recognized the Turkish massacre of Armenians during World War I as genocide, a move that Turkey vigorously opposed, as it has done on other fronts, relentlessly, for decades.

The horrific shooting in Orlando has brought the schism in America about guns and terror to the fore again. I’ve decided to offer my solutions for the problem, and I think there will be enough here to make everyone angry at me.

The horrific shooting in Orlando has brought the schism in America about guns and terror to the fore again. I’ve decided to offer my solutions for the problem, and I think there will be enough here to make everyone angry at me.

President Obama was in Elkhart, Ind., a week ago. In a speech at a recreational vehicle factory, he took the opportunity to extol the virtues of his economic policies. As often is the case, I found his comments laughable.

There are numerous causes of New Jersey’s high local property taxes. After serving for years in municipal government, and having a financial and business background, it became painful to see the causes go only marginally challenged for so long.

Pretty soon there will be only one or two major beer companies in the civilized world. Companies like Nestle are buying up water systems and water sources all over the world. Airlines have cut down competition as well as seat sizes and carry-on luggage capacity.